Wonderful clip of Muddy Waters performing Blow Wind Blow Live on German TV. Featuring Pinetop Perkins, Carey Bell and other blues legends. "I was the first one," continued Muddy. "There wasn't anything like it. There was amplified music but it wasn't like the beat I brought from Mississippi. I got amplified after I came to Chicago because of the acoustics. Everybody was dancing and yelling and having a good time and couldn't hear the music. But I'm sure I brought this particular beat to Chicago.

Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins & Jerry Portnoy with "Champagne and Reefer" and "Blow Wind Blow" | I Love Live Blues

Pinetop Perkins, whose guitar playing days were ended by a knife-wielding chorus girl, was born on this day in 1913. http://www.allaboutbluesmusic.com/pinetop-perkins/ His early career as a guitarist was cut short by that injury so Joe Willie (Pinetop) Perkins took up piano and developed a rolling Boogie style that saw him play with Muddy and a host of Chicago legends. | All About Blues Music